Voted for Maradona despite the "hand of God".
Bobby Moore
Franz Beckenbauer
Diego Maradona
Pelé
Garrincha
Paul McGrath
Johann Cruyff
Zico
Roberto Baggio
Ferenc Puskas
Rightio. Here's the poll. 10 choices.
I voted for Baggio as he was the only one I saw playing at the time.
Last edited by superfrank; 20/06/2006 at 10:58 AM.
Extratime.ie
Yo te quiero, mi querida. Sin tus besos, yo soy nada.
Abri o portão de ouro, da maquina do tempo.
Mi mamá me hizo guapo, listo y antimadridista.
Voted for Maradona despite the "hand of God".
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Indeed. The man who holds the record for goals scored in the WC. How did McGrath get in there?Originally Posted by superfrank
Someone nominated him.Originally Posted by Poor Student
Extratime.ie
Yo te quiero, mi querida. Sin tus besos, yo soy nada.
Abri o portão de ouro, da maquina do tempo.
Mi mamá me hizo guapo, listo y antimadridista.
Pele was surrouded by superstars, Maradona won the world cup on his own.Originally Posted by tetsujin1979
IMO
I'll update this next year.
Originally Posted by OwlsFan
Voted for him because of the "Hand of God" and the greatest WC goal ever scored by an individual
I'll update this next year.
Pele has been the iconic figure of the World Cup over many years. It is accurate to say that he always had great players around him but his record is still amazing. He lit up many games with great pieces of individual skill. Cruff played in one final, went into a sulk and missed 1978; not a runner IMO.
Muller was the greatest finisher from 6 yards ever but if you put a 'Greatest World Cup XI' together he wouldn't get in. Maradona did win a WC almost single handedly in 1986 but his and his teams perfomances in 1990 coupled with being sent home in disgrace in 1994 clouds his record. Perhaps Maradona was the C.J. Haughey of World Cup Football.
Ronaldo could pick up a third winners medal this year (he was an unused sub in 1994) if Brazil pick up a bit and I wouldn't rate him anywhere near other Brazilian greats such as Pele, Garrincha, Amarildo, Rivelino, Jairzinho, Zico. Therefore much like the previous post on Cafu, medals cannot be counted as a measure here.
Best player never to win a world cup, Puskas or Di Stefano(was there in 1962 but didn't play a game). Best player never to have been at a world Cup? Gerorge Best.
Ive gone for Maradonna over Pele coz I never got to see Pele live in action were as I remember mexico '86 and the great goal maradonna scored against England.
the other one he scored that day when he beat the whole england team and slotted past shilton wasn't too bad either
Mc Grath was Ireland's greatest World Cup player ever . But should he be in the top 10 of the World ? Not sure about that
ger muller
jus fontaine (13 goals in one tournament)
pele
maradona
hristo stoichkov (for the laugh)
Shamrock Rovers- Where trophies are won and envy is scarce
for me it has to be pele! what a player
Indeed...........
Would have to agree with you there butty, anyone who scores that many goals, especially when good players would get kicked up and down a pitch way back thenOriginally Posted by superfrank
It's not actually winning that counts, it's playing the game with attitude
Maradona - if only for the 86 WC when he did well and truly win it on his own. Class.
Pele easily
1. Ronaldo
2. Gerd Muller
3. Cruyff
I can't believe Ronaldo hasn't been mentioned more..three very good world cups overall, top scorer in one, top all time scorer, recovering from the shadow of 98 to be top scorer and breaking the record despite heavy criticism of him. Perhaps when he retires, he'll get more credit. Far and away the best in the World Cup for me.
(I say this as a Barca fan and critic of the white-shirted version of Ronaldo)
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The Model Club
Tell all the Bohs you know
that we've gone and won two-in-a-row
and it's not gonna be three
and it's not gonna be four
it's more likely to be 5-1.
Marco Van Basten?
Only played in one World Cup, sure. And even then, got knocked out in the Second Round by Germany. Did he even score in the competition actually? Didn't get the chance to prove himself in the World Cup, so can't be up for the greatest player at it.Originally Posted by Sandro
Most Idiotic Pig headed manager at the world Cup ........well since Mick McCarthy anywayOriginally Posted by Sandro
Alright he had an awful World Cup record, still he's by far the best player I've seen in recent years. Thinking of 1988, he would probably win easily the Greatest European Cup player ever contestOriginally Posted by pineapple stu
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